President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday rewarded Blessing Okagbare with N3 million cash gift for winning 2 medals for Nigeria at the last IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Okagbare's coach, Daniel Esebinimo, also smiled away from the Presidential Villa in Abuja with N3.5 million. Jonathan congratulated Okagbare for her feat in Moscow, winning a silver medal in the women’s long jump as well as a bronze medal in the 200m.
President Jonathan, also pledged that the federal government would soon confer national honours on the duo. He harped on the need for the country’s athletes to haul in more gold medals at the forthcoming Olympics Games.
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